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Somerset House Green Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QA

Refused Lewes LW/19/0816 Prior Approval from Office to Dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from B1 office building to 14 dwellings

As published by the council, reference LW/19/0816

Application record

Reference
LW/19/0816
Type
Prior Approval from Office to Dwelling
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
6 Nov 2019
Validated
14 Nov 2019
Decided
23 Dec 2019
Ward
Wivelsfield
Parish
Wivelsfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH17 7QA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2019

    Received by Lewes

  2. 14 Nov 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  4. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Hove

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

26 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lewes refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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